B.A.C. 1-11
Sir,—The economy of New Zealand does not allow room for financial errors without the country suffering a reduction in some other essential imported commodity. It is a guiding principle with Government departments to purchase equipment which already has a proven record of performance. It is sound policy that the teething problems which beset every new design be removed in the country of origin. This means we may sacrifice something in prestige, but in hard cash it pays dividends. For our Civil Aviation technical advisers to recommend a plane which is only on paper, though coming from a good “stable,” against one with a year’s operation record, is difficult to comprehend. It suggests that the Boeing 737 must be almost revolutionary in its advantages. Can we afford to take the financial risk not only in direct cost of possible defects but in loss of service by aircraft out of action?—Yours, etc.. B. R. HOMERSHAM. February 4, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30977, 5 February 1966, Page 14
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